Bargain (Bai Ye's Memory)

The discovery of the sword spirit's hidden gift quickly led things in a new direction. Bai Ye started trying to spend more time with her, in hopes of learning more about the true nature of a sword spirit and guiding her in the right direction. A power and knowledge as unique as hers impressed him, but at the same time, he felt somewhat uneasy leaving it in the hands of such a naive girl.

He quickly realized, however, that he should've thought better of what he was getting himself into. He had never taken a disciple before, and although this girl wasn't really a disciple, she required as much attention and patience as the worst ones, if not more. He frequently ended up staring into a pair of big, confused eyes, even if he was only explaining simple, common sense to her. Other times, he had to keep gritting his teeth while she challenged his way of things, bluntly and occasionally with radical logic.